Larry,
I've seen a lot missing from the museum's history of the aircraft, and some incorrect dates. This is how I interpret the aircraft's record cards:
Fairchild C-119B s/n 48-352 for ConAC Project CNC-9PC-98 Available 25Oct49 Accepted 25Oct49 Delivered 29Mar50
To 314th Troop Carrier Wing (Medium), Smyrna AFB 30Mar50 (Sewart AFB from 24Apr50) (Maxton AFB TDY 24Apr-09May50) To 316th Troop Carrier Group (Medium), Sewart AFB 13Jul50 To 314th Troop Carrier Wing (Medium), Sewart AFB 22Aug50 Deployed to 314th Troop Carrier Group (Medium), Komaki AB 10Sep50 Arrived Komaki AB 14Sep50 To 314th Troop Carrier Group (Medium), Ashiya AB 18Sep50 To 13th Air Repair Sqn FEAMCOM 26Jul51 (depot modification) To 314th Troop Carrier Wing (Medium), Ashiya AB 01Aug51 Sent to Betchel, McCone & Parsons, Birmingham Alabama 20Nov52 Enroute stop at Sacramento Air Materiel Area, McClellan AFB 09Dec52 (transient maint) Arrived Betchel, McCone & Parsons, Birmingham Alabama 24Feb52 (contract maintenance) Unscheduled stop 803rd Air Base Group, Davis Monthan AFB 10Jan53 (transient maint) Back to Betchel, McCone & Parsons, Birmingham Alabama 17Feb53 To 314th Troop Carrier Wing (Medium), Ashiya AB 24Oct53 To 483rd Troop Carrier Wing (Medium), Ashiya AB 01Nov53 Sent to 2233rd ARFC (AFRES) Mitchel AFB 27Oct54 Enroute stop at Sacramento Air Materiel Area 05Nov54 (transient maint) Arrived at 2233rd ARFC (AFRES) Mitchel AFB 14Nov54 To 2253rd ARFC (AFRES) Greater Pittsburgh IAP 17Apr55 To Betchel, McCone & Parsons, Birmingham Alabama 15Dec55 (contract IRAN) Converted to C-119C 23Feb56 To 2253rd ARFC (AFRES) Greater Pittsburgh IAP 05Mar56 To 2259th ARFC Detachment (AFRES) Greater Pittsburgh IAP 01Dec57 To Aircraft Engineering & Maintenance Co, Oakland 24Jun58 (contract work) To 2259th ARFC Detachment (AFRES) Greater Pittsburgh IAP 15Sep58 Unscheduled stop 3415th TTW Lowry AFB 28Oct58 (transient work) To 2259th ARFC Detachment (AFRES) Greater Pittsburgh IAP 23Nov58 To 758th Troop Carrier Sqn (Medium) Greater Pittsburgh IAP 19Dec58 Unscheduled stop 839th Air Base Group, Sewart AFB 23Jun59 (transient work) To 758th Troop Carrier Sqn (Medium) Greater Pittsburgh IAP 15Jul59 To Fairchild Aircraft, Saint Augustine 01Dec60 (contract work) To 758th Troop Carrier Sqn (Medium) Greater Pittsburgh IAP 02Feb61 To Fairchild Aircraft, Saint Augustine 17Sep62 (contract work) To 911th Troop Carrier Group (Medium) Greater Pittsburgh IAP 17Jan63 (combat support unit aircraft) To 459th Troop Carrier Wing, Greater Pittsburgh IAP 10Mar63 (combat support unit aircraft) To 911th Troop Carrier Group (Medium) Greater Pittsburgh IAP 31May63 (combat support unit aircraft) To MASDC Davis Monthan 03Dec66 (excess to Command) Declared excess 04Dec66
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